Since the decision of the Court in 2021 other cases have emerged centered around how student athletes can see financial support from their university. On July 11, 2024, the U.S. appeals court ruled student athletes may qualify as employees of their university. While the NCAA believes that classifying student athletes as employees defeats the purpose of their traditional “amateurism model” The U.S. appeals court announced that some NCAA athletes may qualify as employees under federal wage-and-hour laws. The NCAA has over 500,000 athletes that compete under their organization and currently do not have the means to administer tests to half a million people. Another case, House v. NCAA, also plays a large role in the probability of student athletes becoming employees of their universities.

Source: ABC News November 07, 2024 17:43 UTC